Rockit Architects

ROCKiT Architects is a Pittsburgh based architecture firm specializing in multifamily, apartments and student housing. The firm is founded on the belief of putting people first, both clients and employees, and through collaboration great design will follow. Founding principal Brian DiPietro began his professional career at WTW Architects in 2004, where he led the design for the majority of the firm’s student housing projects, becoming a partner in 2019. In 2014 he worked with principal Rich Bamburak to develop the firm’s multifamily portfolio from the ground up. Building on Brian’s experience, ROCKiT Architects brings over 15 years of experience dedicated to student housing and apartments across the country, along with experience in the design of office buildings, tenant fit-out spaces, corporate headquarters, and many other specialty projects. At WTW, Brian made relationships with some of the biggest developers both regionally and nationally, resulting in over $1B of student housing and apartments across the country in over 6M SF of buildings of experience. While at WTW, Brian designed everything from wood framed buildings to steel, and block and plank, modular construction, LEED, and even the first net-zero energy ready and net-zero carbon residence hall in the SUNY system of 64 campuses. With Brian’s leadership, ROCKiT Architects looks to take these markets to the next level of success, sustainability, and affordability. Rockit Architects is built on the lessons learned from his mentor, Rich Bamburak. Rich was well known and respected in the architectural community in Pittsburgh, and his friends called him “Rocket”. As serendipity would have it, our name was derived by the combination of Rich’s nickname and Brian’s last name, DiPietro, which means “of rock” in Italian, and Rock – It was born! The best foundations are built on rock. Start your next project today by contacting us!